NOTICE: Maine Coastal Mapping Initiative to conduct Benthic Mapping Survey May 15th - October 31st, 2025
Please be advised that the Maine Coastal Mapping Initiative will be conducting a benthic mapping beginning May 15th through October 31st, 2025.
Maine Department of Marine Resources Launches Program to Improve Research and Support Species Recovery of Atlantic and Shortnose Sturgeon
Augusta - Atlantic sturgeon and shortnose sturgeon are two of Maine’s twelve species of sea-run fish that divide their time between fresh and salt water. Atlantic sturgeon, which can grow to more than 13-feet long and live up to 60 years old, can be seen leaping in Maine’s large rivers and coastline in the summer months.
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The Commercial Fishing Safety Council's Working Group will meet Wednesday, April 16, 2025 at 7pm remotely via Microsoft Teams. An agenda for the meeting is attached to this notice and a link to join the meeting is below.
Passamaquoddy Elver Gear Must be Removed from the Water by 8 AM Tomorrow - Purchase of Elvers from Passamaquoddy Elver Harvesters Prohibited After Noon Tomorrow
The Passamaquoddy Tribe’s elver quota will be met or exceeded tomorrow, April 13, 2025.
ALL PASSAMAQUODDY ELVER HARVESTER GEAR MUST BE REMOVED FROM THE WATER BY 8:00 AM, TOMORROW, APRIL 13, 2025.
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Please hold the date for the next Lobster Advisory Council (LAC) Meeting to be held on Monday, April 28th, 2025 at 4:00 PM. This meeting will be held at the DMR Offices at the Marquardt Building, located at 32 Blossom Lane, Augusta, room 11
Notice to Harvesters: Maine-New Hampshire Inshore Trawl Survey to Begin April 28th
The Spring ME-NH trawl survey conducted by the State of Maine, Department of Marine Resources is scheduled to start April 28th, 2025, sampling between Portland, Maine and Portsmouth, New Hampshire, then working east to Lubec, Maine. The more information we have regarding our fisheries, the better equipped we are to defend these resources and your livelihoods. The ME-NH trawl survey provides valuable information for the management of important commercially harvested species.
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The Department of Marine Resources (DMR) is holding a public hearing on the aquaculture proposal listed below:
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Arlington, VA – One virtual public hearing has been scheduled to gather input on Draft Addendum XXXII to Amendment 3 to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan for American Lobster. The Draft Addendum considers repealing all Addendum XXVII measures pertaining to scheduled increases in gauge and escape vent size limits. The public hearing is open to all stakeholders, regardless of state residency. The public hearing details follow:
Governor Mills Applauds Maine Senate's Unanimous Confirmation of Carl Wilson as Commissioner of the Department of Marine Resources
